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Comes in an eco friendly jacket. Lyrics /credits and a PDF digital booklet can be downloaded from bandcamp.
Includes unlimited streaming of Xenitemena Tragoudia | Ξενιτεμένα Τραγούδια
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
12" Vinyl, limited quantities.
Your order comes from the record manufacturer direct and will be delivered to your address. Comes in standard stock glossy cardboard, and paper sleeve.Your order comes from the record plant direct and will be delivered to your address. Lyrics /credits and a PDF digital booklet can be downloaded from bandcamp.
Please note due to the pysical imitations of vinyl, only the first 10 songs are included.
Includes unlimited streaming of Xenitemena Tragoudia | Ξενιτεμένα Τραγούδια
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 6 days
edition of 1
Purchasable with gift card
$38.99USDor more
limited Edition 12" Picture Vinyl
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
12" Picture Vinyl, limited quantities.
Your order comes from the record manufacturer direct and will be delivered to your address. Comes in standard stock glossy cardboard, and paper sleeve. Lyrics /credits and a PDF digital booklet can be downloaded from bandcamp.
Please note due to time limitation of vinyl, only the first 10 songs are included.
Includes unlimited streaming of Xenitemena Tragoudia | Ξενιτεμένα Τραγούδια
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Κακά Τα Ψέματα | Kaka Ta Psemata (Painful Truths)
Music & Lyrics: Yannis Fyssas
The truth trembles when menaced with lies
Even the past is hushed out of view
Give up the rearview, look straight ahead
History's maze unfolds, thread by thread.
When will these lands bloom with grace
When will humans find wisdom to embrace
A nation's struggle, hopes betrayed
Flag lowered, torn and frayed
With both pockets worn out
Our hopes buried, we cope without.
Black are our garments, borrowed and frayed,
Promises rusted, hope starts to fade.
The boat sets sail with billowing sails,
Four paths to reach the divine trails.
When will these lands bloom and sway
When will people find their way
A nation's struggle, hopes betrayed
Flag lowered, torn and frayed
With a glimmer of light a new path begins,
On whispers of hope, we'll float on paper wings.
Κακά Τα Ψέματα
Κακά τα ψέματα, τρομάζει κι η αλήθεια
Σωπαίνει και το παρελθόν
Ασ' τον καθρέφτη και τράβα μπρος ευθεία
Η ιστορία μας θα προχωράει και στο παρόν.
Πότε θ' ανθίσουνε ετούτοι οι τόποι*
Πότε θα βάλουμε μυαλό οι ανθρώποι
Σε μια πατρίδα γονατισμένη
Σημαία κάτω και ξεφτισμένη
Με δύο τσέπες ρεσταρισμένες
Και τις παλιές ελπίδες μας βαθιά θαμμένες.
Μαύρα τα ρούχα μας, κουρέλια δανεισμένα
Σαν αλυσίδα στο νερό
Βγαίνει η βάρκα τα πανιά της φουσκωμένα
Είναι τέσσερα τα μονοπάτια να πας στο Θεό.
Πότε θ' ανθίσουνε ετούτοι οι τόποι*
Πότε θα βάλουμε μυαλό οι ανθρώποι
Σε μια πατρίδα γονατισμένη
Σημαία κάτω και ξεφτισμένη
Το φως μπροστά μας, και μια ελπίδα
Να πάμε λίγο πιο ψηλά
Μ' αυτά τα χάρτινα φτερά.
*Νίκος Γκάτσος από το έργο, “Ελλαδογραφία” του 1976.
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